CVE-2024-13481 in LTL Freight Quotes Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 02/19/2025
The LTL Freight Quotes – R+L Carriers Edition plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'edit_id' and 'dropship_edit_id' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/12/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-13481 affects the LTL Freight Quotes – R+L Carriers Edition WordPress plugin, which is widely used for managing freight quoting systems within e-commerce environments. This plugin serves as a critical component for businesses that require transportation and logistics quote management capabilities, making its security implications particularly significant. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 3.3.4, representing a substantial attack surface for malicious actors targeting WordPress installations that utilize this specific plugin. The affected plugin operates within the WordPress ecosystem, leveraging standard database interactions to retrieve and manipulate freight quote data, making it susceptible to database-level attacks that could compromise sensitive business information.
The technical flaw manifests through SQL injection vulnerabilities in the 'edit_id' and 'dropship_edit_id' parameters, which are processed without adequate input sanitization or parameter preparation. This vulnerability maps directly to CWE-89, which describes improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, and represents a classic case of insufficient input validation and output encoding. The plugin fails to implement proper prepared statements or adequate escaping mechanisms for user-supplied parameters, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL code directly into the database query execution flow. When these parameters are processed, the input is directly concatenated into SQL queries without proper sanitization, creating an exploitable condition that enables attackers to manipulate database operations.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, as it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the WordPress database. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to extract sensitive information including customer data, freight quote details, shipping information, and potentially administrative credentials stored within the database. The lack of authentication requirements means that any individual with access to the affected WordPress site can exploit this vulnerability without needing valid user credentials. This represents a critical risk for businesses that rely on the plugin for handling sensitive freight and shipping information, as the compromised data could include personal identifiable information, business trade secrets, and financial data related to transportation services. The vulnerability essentially provides a backdoor into the database layer, enabling data exfiltration and potential further compromise of the WordPress installation.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2024-13481 should prioritize immediate plugin updates to versions that address the SQL injection vulnerability, following the principle of least privilege in database access controls, and implementing comprehensive input validation measures. Organizations should also consider implementing web application firewalls to detect and block malicious SQL injection attempts, while conducting thorough security audits of all installed WordPress plugins to identify similar vulnerabilities. The ATT&CK framework categorizes this vulnerability under T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application, highlighting the importance of network segmentation and monitoring for suspicious database access patterns. Additionally, regular database backups should be maintained, and access logging should be enabled to detect unauthorized database queries that may indicate exploitation attempts. Security teams should also implement proper monitoring for unusual data access patterns that could indicate successful exploitation of the SQL injection vulnerability.